Upcoming events.
CLE: Prompt Engineering for Lawyers
Session Two: Prompting Fundamentals for Lawyers
A hands on guide to effective prompting. We cover core prompt structures, how to give instructions that produce reliable results, and how to refine AI output with human in the loop oversight. You will leave with reusable prompt patterns designed specifically for transactional work.
CLE: AI Workflows and Tools for
Session Three: AI Workflows and Tools for Transactional Practice
A practical walkthrough of how to use AI across real transactional workflows such as drafting, clause generation, and due diligence. We compare leading general purpose and legal specific tools and show how to build repeatable, ethical AI systems that support your firm’s practice.
December 18, 12:00-1:00 PM
How to Build a Kickass Brand (And Actually Protect It)
In this one-hour live session, Seth Gardenswartz, Co-Founder of Blackgarden Law, will unpack how to turn a bootstrapped logo into a legally defensible asset. You’ll learn what makes a brand truly ownable, why so many well-known names fail legal tests, and how to future-proof your company’s most valuable asset: your brand.
CLE: AI for Transactional Lawyers
Generative AI is reshaping transactional practice today, not in theory and not in the distant future. This three part CLE series cuts through the hype to give transactional lawyers clear, practical, and ethically grounded guidance on how to use AI competently in daily work.
Session One: How AI Works and Your Ethical Responsibilities
A practical introduction to Large Language Models, how they fit into transactional practice, and the ethical duties that govern their use, including competence, confidentiality, and supervision. You will learn the real risks, how to avoid them, and what responsible use requires from lawyers today.
NM CLE: Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence for Trademark Lawyers
A practical introduction to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in legal workflows for NM trademark lawyers. The session will explore how AI-powered tools, including Large Language Models like ChatGPT, can enhance contract drafting, due diligence, legal research, and document automation while maintaining ethical and professional standards.
How to Build a Kickass Brand and Protect It
Join me for the NM American Marketing Association’s virtual speaker series on brand building. You can learn more about this program and register by clicking here.
New Mexico Cannabis Legalization Conference
With the passage and signature of legislation legalizing adult-use recreational cannabis, New Mexico is on the verge of opening up a new market to consumers and businesses. But before all of that happens, the state must adopt rules and regulations to help ensure consumer protection and to layout requirements for cannabis businesses. Attend this conference for an outlook and education on what's to come with cannabis markets in the state. We'll be joined by state legislators, local and county government officials, cannabis businesses, and others as we tackle what to expect when the law is fully implemented. Guest speakers will include those already familiar with the cannabis landscape in New Mexico as well as local officials from other states who have implemented cannabis laws and regulations in their jurisdictions. Register here.
Maximizing Brand Value
The most significant asset of almost every enterprise is its brand. However, that value is often misunderstood, abandoned, or squandered for lack of good planning and strategy. On April 6th, the New Mexico Angels are hosting a session for its Tutor Tuesday series. Seth will explain to investors and entrepreneurs why brand value is often overlooked when building a company and how that mistake can affect an exit. He will review the cheap and easy ways to maximize brand value while building a company and reveal the painful and expensive consequences of getting it wrong. While this session will cover some basics of trademark and branding law, the program is designed for entrepreneurs and investors and outlines a roadmap and best practices for any startup or expanding company to leverage the value of its brand. Register here.
Legal Checklist for Filmmakers
If you heed the call of movie-making, beware of the legal chasms that lay in your path. Candice and Seth will discuss the vexing concepts of intellectual property, reveal the often fatal traps in the financial Zombieland between ideas and productions, and reveal a strategy for your success. The program will include pre-venture planning, a practical guide to a legal structure at every stage of the journey. Blackgarden law was invited to present this session to a group of producers affiliated with the Albuquerque Film Office.
Keeping IP in the IPAs: Trademark Webinar for Craft Beverage Professionals
The craft beer business has boomed into a $29 billion market. With 250,000 IPAs alone, names and branding have become a massive issue for these small and medium-sized businesses. This webinar will cover some of the key issues faced by the craft beverage industry.
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NM Wine Grower Conference
NM Wine and Grape Growers Association Conference in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Marketing, Brand Development, and Legal Traps to Avoid.
The "Haves" and "Have-Nots" of Big Tech
The “digital divide” is the separation between those with and without access to technology because of their socioeconomic status. Regarding the Internet, the digital divide typically references end users who are only one part of the virtuous cycle of Internet access and content creation.
WESST Lunch & Learn: Seven Deadly Legal Sins
Every founder makes decisions with limited knowledge. Most mistakes are fixable, but some will kill your dreams.
